Two face drug charges
A Towanda man and woman face drug charges after an incident that occurred on March 21 in North Towanda.
According to information filed by police with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Andrew Howard Bailey, 27, and Katie Lynn Watkins, 23, have been charged with criminal conspiracy/possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance; possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. Additionally, Bailey has been charged with criminal use of a communication facility.
According to police, Bailey and Watkins were charged after selling eight small baggies of heroin valued at $160 to another individual.
Bailey and Watkins were both arraigned by Clark and their preliminary hearings are scheduled for Dec. 24.
Gillett man faces drug charges
According to information filed by police with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Joseph Lee Granger, 43, of Gillett was recently charged with the use of or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance following an incident that occurred on July 16 in Sheshequin Township.
According to the criminal complaint, officers of the Bradford County Adult Probation Department arrived at the scene to conduct a search as well as arrest the person living at the residence for probation-related violations. The resident notified the officers that Granger and another individual were in the back bedroom of the residence. Upon searching the bedroom, the officers located Granger and the individual, along with multiple drug paraphernalia and instruments used to ingest, including three plastic wraps of bath salts; one zip lock baggie of bath salts; one marijuana pipe with residue; one metal spoon with residue; one plastic pill grinder with residue; one metal marijuana grinder; two hypodermic needles and two plastic baggies with residue. Upon further drug analysis, the residues were found to contain bath salts, marijuana and heroin.
Granger was arraigned before Clark in lieu of $5,000 bail and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 24.
Man charged with possession and underage drinking
An Athens man faces charges after being found with possession of marijuana and underage drinking.
According to information filed by police with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, police responded to a complaint of a possible underage drinking party occurring at a residence in Ulster on Dec. 13. Upon making contact with Leblanc, police observed multiple alcoholic beverage containers on the kitchen table and detected the odor of alcohol on Leblanc. Two juvenile females were also inside the residence, with one observed to have blood-shot eyes and an odor of alcohol. Leblanc also notified police that there were two other people inside the residence, which were determined to be juvenile males. After seeking and gaining permission to search the residence, police discovered two glass pipes and marijuana inside Leblanc's bedroom. Following a breathalizer test, Leblanc's blood alcohol content was found to be 0.085 percent.
Leblanc has been sent a summons for a preliminary hearing before Clark scheduled for Jan. 21.
Drug deal results in multiple charges for two
A Towanda man and woman face drug charges following an incident that occurred on Sept. 9 in Towanda.
According to information filed by police with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Scott Lee Maloney, 33, and Donna Jean Holland, 51, have been charged with possession with the intent to deliver and delivery of a controlled substance; criminal conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance; possession of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility after they allegedly sold 15 Percocet tablets valued at $180 to two other individuals.
Maloney was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 24. Holland was arraigned before Clark and her preliminary hearing is also scheduled for Dec. 24.
Wysox woman faces drug charges
According to information filed by police with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Brenda Jo Johnson, 56, of Wysox has been charged with possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance; criminal use of a communication facility and possession of a controlled substance after she allegedly sold Percocet pills valued at $120 to another individual on Nov. 27, 2013 in Towanda.
Johnson was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw in lieu of $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing before Clark is scheduled for Dec. 24.